US11713270B2ActiveUtilityA1

Energy-saving wind box, cooling device and energy-saving cooling system

Assignee: TUNG CHANG MACHINERY AND ENG CO LTDPriority: Jan 4, 2021Filed: Jan 4, 2021Granted: Aug 1, 2023
Est. expiryJan 4, 2041(~14.4 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Li-Jen Tu
C03B 27/0404C03B 27/0417
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Claims

Abstract

The present disclosure illustrates an energy-saving wind box, a cooling device and an energy-saving cooling system. A wind box body of the present disclosure is installed with slot plates and driving components to movably shield wind holes, wherein an outer surface of the wind box body has air outlets arranged horizontally in an upper row and a lower row, and the air outlets in the upper row are respectively opposite to the air outlets in the lower row. Each air outlet has a wind hole. The slot plates are respectively disposed in the wind holes. Each driving component is connected to two corresponding slot plates in the upper and lower rows which are arranged opposite to each other. The two slot plates are controlled by the driving component to pivot to close or open the corresponding two wind holes.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An energy-saving wind box, comprising:
 a wind box body, wherein an outer surface of the wind box body has a plurality of air outlets, the air outlets are horizontally arranged in an upper row and a lower row, the air outlets in an upper row are arranged respectively opposite to the air outlets in the lower row, and each of the air outlets has a wind hole; 
 a plurality of slot plates, wherein the slot plates are respectively disposed in the wind holes; and 
 a plurality of driving components, wherein each of the driving components is connected to the corresponding slot plate in the upper row and the corresponding slot plate in the lower row which is arranged opposite to the corresponding slot plate in the upper row, the corresponding two slot plates are controlled by the driving component to pivot to close or open the two corresponding wind holes; 
 wherein an inner surface of the wind box body has a plurality of through holes arranged horizontally in the lower row and the upper row, the through holes arranged in the lower row are arranged respectively opposite to the through holes arranged in the upper row, and the through holes are respectively connected to the wind holes; wherein energy-saving wind box further comprises: 
 a lifting structure, wherein the lifting structure is disposed on the inner surface of the wind box body; and 
 a shield plate, wherein the shield plate is connected to the lifting structure, the shield plate is controlled by the lifting structure to rise or descend, so as to close the through holes in the upper row or the through holes in the lower row; 
 wherein the lifting structure comprises: 
 two bracket components, wherein the two bracket components are respectively arranged on an upper part and a lower part of the inner surface of the wind box body; and 
 at least one transmission component, wherein the transmission component comprises two transmission gears and a transmission chain, the two transmission gears are respectively disposed on the two bracket components, and the transmission chain surrounds the two transmission gears and is connected to the shield plate. 
 
     
     
       2. The energy-saving wind box of  claim 1 , wherein the driving component comprises:
 a base, wherein the base is connected to the outer surface of the wind box body; 
 a cylinder, wherein one end of the cylinder is connected to the base; 
 an adapter, wherein one end of the adapter is connected to another one end of the cylinder, and the other one end of the cylinder is opposite to the end of the cylinder which is connected to the base; 
 a pivot, wherein one end of the pivot is connected to the another one end of the adapter, and the other one end of the adapter is opposite to the end of the adapter which is connected to the cylinder; and 
 a connecting rod, wherein the connecting rod is connected to another one end of the pivot, the other one end of the pivot is opposite to the end of pivot which is connected to the adapter, and two opposite ends of the connecting rod are connected to the corresponding slot plate in the upper row and the corresponding slot plate in the lower row which is arranged opposite to the corresponding slot plate in the upper row. 
 
     
     
       3. The energy-saving wind box of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a guide frame, wherein the guide frame is disposed on the inner surface of the wind box body and connected to the shield plate, and the shield plate is controlled by the lifting structure to slide on the guide frame. 
 
     
     
       4. A cooling device, comprising:
 a motor; 
 an air blower, wherein the air blower is connected to the motor; 
 a first wind supply pipe, wherein one end of the first wind supply pipe is connected to the air blower; 
 the energy-saving wind box of  claim 1 , wherein a wind inlet of the energy-saving wind box is connected to another one end of the first wind supply pipe, and the other one end of the first wind supply pipe is opposite to the end of the first wind supply pipe which is connected to the air blower; 
 a plurality of second wind supply pipes, wherein one end of each of the second wind supply pipes is connected to the corresponding air outlet of the energy-saving wind box; and 
 a plurality of wind outlet structures, wherein each of the wind outlet structures is connected to another one end of the corresponding second wind supply pipe, the other one end of the corresponding second wind supply pipe is opposite to the end of the corresponding second wind supply pipe which is connected to the energy-saving wind box; 
 wherein the motor adjusts a rotating speed according to a number of the opened wind holes of the energy-saving wind box, so as to control the air blower to generate a corresponding wind power, and then the wind power is output by the wind outlet structure. 
 
     
     
       5. An energy-saving cooling system, comprising:
 a plurality of slot plates, wherein the slot plates are disposed in a wind box body, an outer surface of the wind box body has a plurality of air outlets, the air outlets are horizontally arranged in an upper row and a lower row, the air outlets in an upper row are arranged respectively opposite to the air outlets in the lower row, each of the air outlets has a wind hole, and the slot plates are respectively disposed in the wind holes; 
 a plurality of driving components, wherein each of the driving components is connected to the corresponding slot plate in the upper row and the corresponding slot plate in the lower row which is arranged opposite to the corresponding slot plate in the upper row, the corresponding two slot plates are controlled by the driving component to pivot to close or open the two corresponding wind holes; 
 a controlling device, wherein the controlling device is connected to the driving components and a motor, the controlling device controls the driving components and adjusts a rotating speed of the motor according to a control signal; and 
 a detection device, wherein the detection device is connected to the controlling device, the controlling device generates the control signal according to a position and a dimension of a piece of glass to be cooled down, and the position and the dimension of the piece of the glass to be cooled down are detected by the detection device; 
 wherein an inner surface of the wind box body has a plurality of through holes arranged horizontally in the lower row and the upper row, the through holes arranged in the lower row are arranged respectively opposite to the through holes arranged in the upper row, and the through holes are respectively connected to the wind holes; wherein energy-saving wind box further comprises: 
 a lifting structure, wherein the lifting structure is disposed on the inner surface of the wind box body and connected to the controlling device, and the controlling device controls the lifting structure according to the control signal; and 
 a shield plate, wherein the shield plate is connected to the lifting structure, the shield plate is controlled by the lifting structure to rise or descend, so as to close the through holes in the upper row or the through holes in the lower row; 
 wherein the lifting structure comprises: 
 two bracket components, wherein the two bracket components are respectively arranged on an upper part and a lower part of the inner surface of the wind box body; and 
 at least one transmission component, wherein the transmission component comprises two transmission gears and a transmission chain, the two transmission gears are respectively disposed on the two bracket components, and the transmission chain surrounds the two transmission gears and is connected to the shield plate. 
 
     
     
       6. The energy-saving cooling system of  claim 5 , wherein the driving component comprises:
 a base, wherein the base is connected to the outer surface of the wind box body; 
 a cylinder, wherein one end of the cylinder is connected to the base; 
 an adapter, wherein one end of the adapter is connected to another one end of the cylinder, and the other one end of the cylinder is opposite to the end of the cylinder which is connected to the base; 
 a pivot, wherein one end of the pivot is connected to the another one end of the adapter, and the other one end of the adapter is opposite to the end of the adapter which is connected to the cylinder; and 
 a connecting rod, wherein the connecting rod is connected to another one end of the pivot, the other one end of the pivot is opposite to the end of pivot which is connected to the adapter, and two opposite ends of the connecting rod are connected to the corresponding slot plate in the upper row and the corresponding slot plate in the lower row which is arranged opposite to the corresponding slot plate in the upper row. 
 
     
     
       7. The energy-saving cooling system of  claim 5 , further comprising:
 a guide frame, wherein the guide frame is disposed on the inner surface of the wind box body and connected to the shield plate, and the shield plate is controlled by the lifting structure to slide on the guide frame.

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